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Wouldn’t it be a lot simpler if, say, the sweat from his anxiety dripped onto a sponge, and the weighted sponge threw a scale out of balance, which caused a lighter to ignite, burning a hole through a rope, dropping a piece of cheese in front of a mouse, causing the mouse to run on an exercise wheel, with the turning of that wheel causing a record to turn at low speed on a turntable, the noise from which spooks a dog whose collar is attached to…

About Close to Home

John McPherson makes us howl at his adroit mix of everyday settings and extraordinary events. John’s offbeat, oddball characters turn up in familiar places, but their actions are always hilarious and unexpected.